Doctor X: Age of the White Mafia (2026) s01e05 Episode Script

[theme music playing]
(DOCTOR X: MAFIA IN WHITE)
[ominous music playing]
[doctor humming softly]
[exhales]
[continues humming]
[tissue singeing]
[exhales]
It didn't come out
nearly as pretty as I wanted.
I should have gone with cursive,
shouldn't I?
Well, at this point,
I think I did well enough.
[chuckles softly]
[Dr. Park] Dr. Gye.
What exactly…
Are we looking at right now?
D.N.
We need photos.
Sorry?
Oh! Uh, okay.
[Dr. Jo] What's the problem?
What is it? What's going on?
What are you taking photos of?
[shutter clicking]
[ominous music plays]
(DOCTOR X: MAFIA IN WHITE)
EPISODE 5.
PHOTOS.
Dr. Gye, you came.
Uh, all of his vital signs are currently
holding stable and he, um…
It's getting awfully late, Dr. Gye.
I'm surprised to find you're still here.
But you guys need to speak to the family.
Uh, I think it'd be good if someone
spoke to the patient's family.
Go ahead.
[Dr. Park] W-Wait, me? But what do I say?
"The surgery went great,
and he's asleep in the recovery ward.
He'll be awake very shortly."
[Dr. Park] Okay, but what do I say
about this? The, uh…
Wait. What are you doing?
Pass it to me, or I won't let you
come into any OR again.
Wait, I…
WAITING ROOM
Please sit, don't worry.
Uh, Mr. Kwon's surgery went very well,
and he's now resting in the recovery room.
Thank you, Doctor.
Thank you for saving his life.
Uh, I was only assistant to Dr. Gye.
She was the primary surgeon.
[Mrs. Kwon] Oh!
You saved him, Doctor.
My mommy said to say thanks to you.
[gentle music plays]
[child] Thank you, Doctor.
Oh, here, sweet girl. Here. There you go.
[Dr. Park] Mrs. Kwon, we'll monitor
Chung-hyeon for another half hour or so,
and then he'll be moved from
the recovery room to the general ward.
We'll let you know when that happens.
No need to worry too much.
[Mrs. Kwon sighs] Okay. Thank you, Doctor.
[Dr. Park] You must be exhausted.
Please, have a seat.
Asante.
Are you sure Mr. Kwon hasn't had any
surgery since the one performed by Dr. Na?
Yes. I would have to do
some more research,
but from what I found,
that looks to be right.
I see.
That's what we're up against, then.
Uh, they're initials, right, Doctor?
I'm not the only one who sees it, right?
- Looks like he carved
- Stop talking about it.
Or else I'll start to envision
how he did it.
Oh, do you want
the pictures as well, Dr. Gye?
And what are you going to do now?
You're gonna tell Mr. Kwon
about it tomorrow, right?
What are you, nuts?
Well, shouldn't we tell him?
Hey, why do you keep trying to run away?
This is serious.
The agency is having a company dinner
and I don't want to be late.
That's really what you're focusing on?
Well, I need to hurry
or everyone will eat without me.
[Dr. Park]
You'll let the hospital know too, right?
- No.
- You're not going to? Why?
The hospital brought him in,
so why would I?
Yeah, but the hospital also didn't know.
You should tell them what's going on
and tell the patient directly too.
Should he even know anything?
- What?
- We're sure that'd be the right call?
Uh, Dr. Jo, what exactly
are you trying to say?
- Are you saying we should let this slide
- As long as we never tell him about it,
Kwon Chung-hyeon will carry on,
get discharged,
and get to enjoy the rest of his life
with his wife and kids in peace.
The only difference is that
he no longer has a gallbladder. That's it.
All we have to tell is the usual,
watch your diet,
cut back on drinking a little bit,
and get more exercise,
Are you serious right now?
You're shocked, scared, confused.
It's appalling that someone's this brutal,
and I understand.
It only looks that way to us
because we've seen that picture now.
Just one.
Just one more minute.
A minute more
to think all this through again.
And think about Kwon,
who still hasn't seen that picture yet.
Hmm.
Thanks for sharing
that insightful opinion.
You tell the patient…
And there's no way to go back.
Anyone who's had surgery has the right
to know everything that happened.
And it's a doctor's duty to disclose
anything that occurred during the surgery.
I'll be going.
Uh, but… Dr. Gye…
[sighs]
- [Dr. Jo sighs]
- Oh, damn.
Dr. Jo, if we do what you suggest,
sure, he'll carry on living,
except he'll never get any justice
and go on praising the same person
who'd abused his body.
I mean, are you saying
he should keep on doing surgeries
and just go on disfiguring
other people, or what?
Patients trust us to operate because
a doctor's not supposed to do this!
You think I don't know that?
The surgery was a success,
and he's not worried about anything.
Is it on us to tell him about
the other surgery? Is it really?
We saw what was in there!
I saw what he did to him.
How could you just let this go?
Just knowing that Na is still a doctor
when he's done something
- so horribly vicious.
- Dr. Park, quit yelling!
'Cause he's also a doctor,
are you covering for him in this?
What?
[scoffs]
Knowing what we know now…
There's no going back on our side.
How can we work with someone who would…
Who would do anything that cruel?
[breathing heavily]
Let's get your socks on.
All right. Wanna put your socks on?
Oh, wow, looks like someone
- will need new shoes soon!
- I just couldn't.
I couldn't bear to destroy their peace.
Don't worry, honey.
There's no hell worse
than knowing a tragedy you live with.
Especially when it's heaven
all around you.
[Dr. Na] Dr. Kim?
Dr. Kim?
- Dr. Kim.
- Huh? What?
Okay, let's go.
Let's go. Which bed is it?
- Dressing, dressing…
- Dr. Kim.
Oh, Dr. Na, when did you, uh…
Ah, did you end up heading to the OR?
I told you, you didn't have to come.
I guess not, apparently. Nobody was there.
Yeah, they finished the operation
and clocked out a while ago and went home.
Well, I apologize. I would've gotten here
much earlier had I known
No, no, it's all right.
Things were so hectic here.
I was going to call, it's just…
there was a huge car accident rush.
You must've hit bad traffic.
Yeah, I did.
That's actually the reason
I was here even later.
Well, traffic should be better now,
so you should go home.
Or you could end up in the OR
and be here all night.
[both chuckling]
Oh, well, if you need
a pair of hands, then happily.
Oh, and…
Did Doctor Gye Su-jeong, um,
perhaps give you a bit more detail?
About?
Well, about the operation.
Or Kwon Chung-hyeon's condition, I guess?
[singing tune]
[Dr. Kim]
Ah, I think some adhesions formed
after the surgery you performed
during his military service.
It is what it is.
Since no one else was available, Dr. Gye
went into the OR with Park and Dr. Jo.
I heard it went well.
I was curious about that.
That's too bad.
[continues singing tune]
- [Ms. Jang laughing]
- [Eung-go] Oh, my goodness!
Oh, my god, my mouth is watering.
This is incredible.
Your face is all lit up! Look at you!
[Eung-go] Whoa!
[Eung-go clicking tongue]
- There.
- All right.
To getting money!
- Cheers to that!
- Yeah, cheers to that!
[all laugh]
- Mmm!
- Ah!
Once in a while,
I end up craving something like this.
[Eung-go] You need to eat
some real food now and again.
Look at this. Is this a company dinner
or just a snack?
Gosh, well, if you're so disappointed,
get some more clients in the door,
Dr. Hua Tuo.
I mean, you're just
scraping by right now, Eung-go,
'cause Dr. Mi-gyeong sends you patients
for acupuncture to manage their pain.
Ah, you're slow to believe
in traditional Korean healing, aren't you?
I sent you to a homeopathic clinic,
didn't I?
That's traditional.
They get car accident patients
and they're always short-staffed.
Their direction doesn't match at all
with mine.
Their direction doesn't matter.
What matters is you're saving lives.
You mean,
"What matters is you're saving lives,
and you're making dough."
- [Eung-go laughs]
- [door opens]
- Hey, I'm home.
- [Ms. Jang] Here, sit, sit.
- Come join us.
- Get ready!
I made intestines and liver, sugar spiced!
All the parts that you like!
All right, all right.
There's tteokbokki there, too. Enjoy!
My gosh!
Hey, you…
Good God, you eat a mile a minute.
- [phone buzzes]
- [Eung-go] Hey, Su-jeong,
this place makes a banging blood sausage.
And, man, the liver?
Top tier, grade-A stuff.
Your phone's going off like crazy!
[phone buzzing]
You should take it.
It could be an emergency surgery.
[phone continues vibrating]
[Dr. Park] Dr. Gye, I'm sending you
the pictures, just in case.
You probably don't want to see them,
but you should have them for when
you talk to the patient tomorrow.
But are you really not gonna
tell the hospital about this?
I saw everything. I'll back you up.
Can I take your silence
to mean you're still thinking it over?
It really bothers you too, right, Dr. Gye?
Right? Right? Right?
Tell you what,
if you don't want to answer,
you can just send back a "Y" or an "N."
Anyone know how to block someone? [Sighs]
[swishing]
[gargling]
- [gulps]
- [chuckles]
[sighs]
Ladies, starting today,
I won't be eating liver.
You're a doctor.
How are you squeamish with organs?
When does a doctor of traditional
medicine see human organs?
Holy crap, how could he
do something so awful?
[Dr. Gye sighs] This is good.
- I wish they served this at the hospital.
- [Eung-go] Oh, come on, Su-jeong…
All right.
Whatever's put on your [retching]
[Ms. Jang] I told you, didn't I?
When I shook his hand,
his fishy smell rubbed off.
Ah, well, I have a meeting with
Director Bu soon, so I better make a note.
Give me the photos.
Send them to me.
You stop right there!
Answer me, young lady!
Hey, at least give your auntie
a little reply here, will you?
She's up to no good.
This emergency thing, for Su-jeong
could be a bit mundane, don't you think?
Well, that's true.
Ugh, I can't get a break.
[grunts]
"Dae-il Na."
"Dr. Na."
Just as I thought.
This was his first time.
He couldn't manage his strength
at that point,
so it came out uneven and crude.
[ominous music plays]
LAW
[person, in Russian]
Let's finish up quickly.
What time is it?
We should sharpen our blades.
Otherwise, the cuts
end up looking like scribbles.
We're going to spread them
all over the place.
The moment people see it,
it'll etch fear of us into their minds.
We need to carve them like scribbles
to make it more chilling.
A medical volunteer for the insurgents?
Why not join us
as a Russian mercenary instead?
If our commander doesn't pull through,
we'll carve it into you too.
And your colleagues
and the other insurgent bastards.
She doesn't understand you.
She hasn't said a word. Must be scared.
[scoffs]
At least she didn't piss her pants.
[Dr. Gye] Better keep your blade sharp.
What?
It's your turn next.
Ow!
[in English] How long do I have to keep
waking you up like this, huh?
- Hmm?
- Huh? Are those eyes still shut?
[groans]
[groaning] Oh, man, how do you wake me up
at just the right time?
- [Ms. Jang] Here.
- Oh!
By the way, what's this
"You're next. You're next" thing about?
My goodness.
[in Russian]
If your dream was about that incident,
just forget it.
- [door opens, closes]
- [sighs]
[melancholy music plays]
- [in English] Have you eaten yet?
- Yes. A big lunch, actually. [Chuckles]
[Ms. Lee] There has been great feedback
for other doctors as well,
but Dr. Na has been getting
quite a lot of praise I hear.
- Mm-hmm.
- Countering the negative views
in regards to us recently,
Dr. Na is different. That is clear.
Impressive. He hasn't even
worked here long. [Chuckles]
Mr. Chairman, you've got a good eye.
[chuckles]
"I was thoroughly comforted
with his encouraging attitude,"
"thoughtful explanation
and warm demeanor."
I do wonder how other doctors
have been treating their patients
for them to show such gratitude.
God, there you go with this shit again.
[clicks tongue]
It's fair to say
you brought in a good doctor.
Take it as a good thing, just for now.
Oh, but… Uh-oh.
Wow, this hospital
is really showing its age.
It looks exactly the same
as when I worked here.
Uh, on that note, actually, Mr. Mayor,
regarding the city's initiative
you're working on for medical welfare…
Hey, don't you have anything to eat here?
You could only scrape together
a cup of coffee? Really? Hey!
[Ms. Jang] Pay us what you owe,
or I'll sue your pants off.
I'll leave the melon for you.
I'm sure you'll be calling me soon.
[Dr. Bae] Why is he standing there
with the fridge door open?
[Mayor Im] My goodness.
MOM, DAD.
This is mine? You saw this in there?
Are you sure?
Um, in most cases,
a liver injury such as this
would only leave a faint scar,
or heal entirely within a week or less.
Uh, then how would this be in there?
I mean, I haven't had a surgery recently.
[sighs]
Uh, this is a rather rare case,
where extreme adhesions near the injury
were actually working as preservation,
as it was enclosed by the serosa.
I'm sorry, but I'm not understanding.
Uh…
[gasps] Wait a minute. So, back then…
Oh! Baseball!
You've got pay-per-view in here! Jackpot!
[commentator chattering on TV]
[Dr. Jo] Listen, Doctor,
I know you struggle to deal
with these kinds of things,
but throwing a game on right now
is a bit much, don't you think?
DAD
So, what you're saying is it's cool
to watch the other channels, or
[TV switches off]
- [Dr. Park] Well…
The operation you underwent 15 years ago
was the last operation you had
Thank you for doing so great
with my surgery.
I'm very blessed.
I pushed it off for too long
because of work.
Thank goodness you were here,
Dr. Gye Su-jeong.
I swear I'll repay you one day.
Uh, and things were hectic
with the huge traffic accident that day.
[sighs] I really thought
I was going to die, I'll tell you that.
As opposed to pushing it,
I should've done it quick, right?
[breathes shakily]
Then it'd have been Dr. Na
who would've handled your surgery.
There's no record of you having
any operation under anesthesia,
before or after the surgery Dr. Na
performed during your military service.
Dr. Na did this horrible thing!
He's the one who
[sighs]
[child] Daddy!
[exclaims, chuckles]
Throw it to me here!
[grunts] Whoa, and he makes the catch!
- It's your ball now!
- Okay, let's go play outside, huh?
- [child] Daddy!
- [Mrs. Kwon] Okay.
Uh, since your recovery is the most
important thing right now,
please ensure you rest plenty
and drink lots of fluids.
Next month, my wife's
having A-rin's sibling.
She's really looking forward
to meeting them.
She was born in this hospital,
so will the new one.
There won't be any negative outcomes
or retaliations for speaking up.
That was his price for saving my life,
I guess.
[sighs]
Kwon Chung-hyeon…
[inhales deeply]
We'll let it stay in the past.
- Sir, I just can't
- All right, then that's what we'll do.
Mr. Kwon, you said that your wife
plans to give birth in this hospital,
but your house is quite far from here.
You've chosen this hospital specifically…
Since you're often here on work.
Maybe you've seen
quite a few people lose their jobs
over issues like this
because they've reported it too.
But, Dr. Gye, I…
So just live your life
like nothing happened.
You have that option.
And you're allowed to.
Nobody's going to judge you for moving on.
[dramatic music plays]
[sighs]
[Dr. Gye] Okay, close your eyes.
Now, open up and follow
my finger with your eyes.
[Dr. Park] I'm good at playing dumb.
That's how, despite my lack of
a fancy degree or connections,
I made it this far.
ANESTHESIA RECORD
KWON CHUNG-HYEON
[sighs]
[Dr. Park]
And I'll continue to be good at it.
[sighs]
- I need to talk with you.
- No thank you.
- I'd love to talk too. [Chuckles]
- Wasn't asking you.
[Dr. Kim] I fell like you're excluding me.
I'm used to it.
That said, have a look at this.
Here, take that, give it a read.
"Emergency Department
Violence Response Manual," huh?
Check it out.
We're reviewing it next week.
- Come by and learn!
- I have surgery then.
- Still, put it in your calendar.
- This is really good.
[clears throat]
Hey, so somebody snuck in
and took all our lounge snacks today.
Not just any thief. It was a master thief.
Is this what it's like
to get hit with a burglary?
Hold on, they cleared us out?
So, you're saying there's no more snacks?
No, there still are.
You're holding them now.
No, but they cleared it all out?
Yeah. That dirty thief ate everything,
so that's all we have left.
No way.
Who could it be?
- [upbeat music plays]
- Hey!
Hey, Jo Won-jin!
- [Dr. Kim] Hey, Dr. Jo!
- [Dr. Gye] Hey! My snacks!
[Dr. Kim] Where are you going?
Keep your issues upstairs.
Why cause problems when
we're just trying to keep the peace here!
I'm anxious!
I'll come to the review though! For…
Oh, shit!
Ugh, God, what are you, a sprinter?
What did you write in your record
for Kwon's surgery?
I just wrote it.
- I've been struggling to do it.
- Well, I hope you finished.
- Damn it!
- Oh, no. No, wait!
- Give it back! Oh!
- [Dr. Jo] Mmm!
It was almost empty anyways.
- [Dr. Gye] What did you do?
- [huffs]
It's all I can focus on.
Since it's all you can focus on,
then go buy some for yourself.
You've got plenty of money.
Don't you turn this back around.
Look, I thought I could do it,
I genuinely tried, I just can't do it.
Sure, I can write one up as if
nothing happened. I guess I could.
Okay, so go ahead and do that.
Well, it happened
and I can't pretend nothing's wrong.
Well, if it makes it easier…
Think about what you said to me before.
"Think this through again
from Kwon's perspective."
Doesn't this…
Doesn't this bother you at all?
I feel horrible.
Actually really shitty.
Hey! It's emergency Dr. Gye!
[chuckles]
You two are together a lot.
You don't look too busy in GS.
We're busier than ever.
We're so busy that, unfortunately,
we couldn't make it back here
fast enough at that time.
[Dr. Ma] How'd you know to be
at the hospital at that time?
It's like you knew Kwon would be here.
Not "like I knew." I actually did know.
We knew. 'Cause anyone would've
showed up if something's that bad.
Anyone would've come in.
Or it'll turn into a major surgery
'cause they took too long to get here.
Oh! Were you wanting it
to turn into a major surgery?
- Uh…
- [Dr. Jo] That's ridiculous.
Why are you picking a fight with her?
Seems you're missing the eldest
of you three boneheads.
Uh, he's with Dr. Na right now
in Mr. Kwon's room.
Oh!
[Dr. Ma] Visiting him.
I think you should just stay here. This is
a two-person room, not just a single.
Too crowded in the ones for six.
I think I'll go home, actually.
Imposing on you here
is the last thing I'd want to do.
I wasn't even able to do your surgery.
The bed next to you will be
empty for a while, just stay here.
I think I'm all right.
Thank you both for checking on me though.
I know you're so busy.
What pharmaceutical rep
gets treated this amazingly, right?
Oh, if we counted the drinks we've
had together, they'd stack into the sky.
But, hey, recover soon. We've gotta
continue working and golfing again.
Sure thing. You bet.
[sucks teeth]
Dr. Na was absolutely shattered
he wasn't there to do your operation.
Had Dr. Na done your surgery,
it would've been a kind of special moment
only doctors can experience.
That moment during surgery
when he sees your liver
- right next to your gall bladder.
- Come on. That's enough.
A-rin, here, sweetie.
Let's help daddy's ouchy heal
and blow a little air on it.
- [door opens]
- [footsteps approaching]
- [blows]
- Hey!
Get away from him. He's my patient.
Oh, well, I think there's been
a misunderstanding.
I wasn't trying to do anything unusual.
[panting] Dr. Do, excuse me.
- Dr. Bae and Dr. Ma are looking for you.
- Okay.
Dr. Do, the conference.
Oh, that's right.
Mr. Kwon, I'll see you again later.
- [Kwon] Sure.
- [Dr. Do] Dr. Na, let's go.
- See you later, A-rin.
- [A-rin] Bye-bye.
[scribbling]
[sighs]
Are you angry?
I thought about it.
I see why you misunderstood.
My fault.
Before I have to go to the conference,
I wanna ask when
you might be free for a meal?
I'd like to show my gratitude
for how much you helped out Mr. Kwon,
and also…
How'd the surgery go?
[tense music plays]
As usual, only surgery
will get you to look at me.
I heard the adhesions were severe.
It must've been from his previous surgery.
Well, thank you for your help.
So, how did it look? Tidy?
It was shoddy work, done crudely.
Maybe it was your first time
performing that operation?
Hmm. Don't hold back. [Chuckles]
Uh, I was in such a rush back then,
I could barely think straight.
But nonetheless, it's not like
he'd ever know it was there,
or, at that point,
anybody else would either.
Like it hurts him at all.
He's alive, thanks to me.
Now he has a family, a good career.
Sounds pretty lucky, actually.
But, I can understand how shoddy
the surgery that I performed
over well, now over a decade ago,
could look at present. [Chuckles]
Being honest…
It's really quite embarrassing. [Chuckles]
So, how about dinner tomorrow?
To be honest, Doctor,
I wish you hadn't said that.
What?
[softly] Dumb, boneheaded thought
that he's alive thanks to you.
Now I have to call in a favor
with Ms. Jang.
[Dr. Do] Oh, I'm sure that
you're ready to be discharged.
- Oh! Hi there.
- The doctor who did your surgery.
[patient] Oh! Doctor,
it's nice to meet you. [Chuckles]
Oh, thank you so much.
Oh, you're right, goodness.
- [Dr. Do] She'll need help opening it.
- [patient] Oh, thank you so much.
Dr. Gye is the reason
why she's still here.
Everyone else said it seemed impossible,
but it wasn't to her.
I saw the video of the surgery.
I was so shocked watching.
She got it all done so fast.
The first time Dr. Gye spoke to me,
she asked a question.
What was it?
"You also a doctor?"
[chuckles]
- [person 1] You're doing well.
- [person 2 chuckles]
- Wow! You're so sweet.
- Thank you for everything, Doctor.
- [all chuckling]
- Are you doing all right?
[Mrs. Kwon] Yes, thank you both.
[person 3]
We're so grateful for you, Doctor.
- [person 4] She can be discharged, right?
- [person 5] That'd be great.
[Dr. Na] I'm gonna save you.
No matter what, I'll save you.
[A-rin] Thank you, Dr. Na.
- How cute.
- Thank you for everything, Doctor.
[Dr. Na] How precious.
She looks just like your wife.
- She really does.
- Yes.
[Dr. Do] Thank god
she didn't get her dad's looks.
Let's help daddy's ouchy heal
and blow a little air on it.
Just a minute.
[blowing]
[inhales sharply]
[sighs]
[grunts]
What is it?
I don't feel anything.
[sighs]
What? [Sucks teeth]
Damn it.
[grunts]
Freaking hand. [Grunts]
Oh.
- You couldn't have done this in there?
- Long while since it's bothered you.
Well, then stop reaching for a drink
the second it starts bugging you.
- That's what's causing it.
- [phone vibrates]
Ah!
[Dr. Gye] Let's see what you can do.
Huh, God, come on Su-jeong.
This is gonna be trouble all right.
I think we'll need to pull out
all the stops for this.
Eung-go, take these needles out of me,
I'm shaking again already. You damn quack.
[Dr. Do] Our famously irresistible
Ma Seong-go.
- Now, appe's a cakewalk to you.
- Mmm!
[both chuckle]
Dr. Jo Won-jin, is that a nod of approval
I see there?
I think she's got
something else on her mind.
Sorry, just, um, feeling kind of tired.
Schedule's packed, isn't it?
Well, yeah, I guess so.
We really need to get more people
coming in next year.
[clicks tongue] Sure, yeah, for surgeries.
It's a good we've got Dr. Na Dae-il
on our team, huh?
Oh… [grunts]
Doctor, you came here in person?
Where… Where did they go?
"I'm going out to grab dinner
at that budae-jjigae place
where you fainted. Kiss kiss."
Heart.
- May I look?
- Oh, yeah. [Grunting]
What, Doctor? How's it looking?
Is Is something wrong with it?
Sit up.
[grunts]
DAD
[sentimental music playing]
[Dr. Gye] Oh.
[sighs]
[breathing shakily]
I used to take his kids to kindergarten.
Other doctors' kids.
I don't even know where
my own kid's daycare is,
much less actually bring her there.
[inhales sharply]
And now she already knows how to write.
It's like yesterday, she was tiny.
Why'd you show me that picture, Doctor,
when there's absolutely nothing
I can do about it.
It's not like I'll die from it.
I can't see it with my own eyes.
I mean, no one else would know
if I stay quiet.
[sighs]
I'd say, that the person who etched
those letters thought the same as you.
Doctor,
truthfully…
I can see plenty clearly.
Every time I look at myself.
Like a toy for him.
I see how he literally treated my body
like a toy for him to play with.
And after seeing him today…
I think he came round to seeing that too,
and that…
[inhales sharply]
That's what's driving me insane right now.
And that is what that asshole who did this
wanted to see over everything.
[phone vibrates]
JANG HUI-SUK
[Ms. Jang] I'm taking it out of your pay.
I'll get every last penny.
NA DAE-IL
HEALTH SCREENING RESULTS
HEALTH SCREENING REPOR
[Dr. Bae] By the way,
Dr. Na went on leave.
That's weird, he barely just started.
When he took the job,
they had to do a physical on him.
I guess a spot on his liver turned up.
He'll need a biopsy,
but how are they going to get it?
He'll be off for quite a long time,
it's open surgery.
Who'll be his surgeon?
It can get pretty boring here.
There's sports on channel 32.
[in Russian] Better keep your blade sharp.
It's your turn next.
TEN DAYS LATER.
Ah! As expected, you woke up quickly.
Welcome back. Your surgery went well.
Thank you, Doctor.
Huh?
- I said thank you.
- Oh! [Chuckles]
It's a pleasure. There was nothing to it.
Make sure to get plenty of rest.
See you.
It just happened to be between the
hepatic vein and inferior vena cava, so…
Here, eat up.
The food's actually pretty good.
Okay, thanks.
Soon you'll be back on your feet again.
Oh, speaking of, I'm thinking of walking
over to the CCTV archive room to watch it.
Oh, to review the tape of your surgery?
I know that it was
just an ordinary operation,
but I do want to watch it.
What the hell for?
Are you really that perverted?
[chuckles] No, it's just that I'm curious.
Hmm, is that all right?
[Dr. Bae] For Dr. Na, it should be fine.
Why wouldn't it?
You know, the cameras in the OR,
they can see.
When those cameras first went up,
we all protested it.
Eventually, we became required
to have them in there as a legal thing.
I don't understand why they would
pass that kind of law.
Leave my surgeries alone.
But we managed to twist
the language around a bit to…
Make the footage
impossible to access. See?
Uh, you don't know this
since you were a military doctor.
- Well, what now?
- [Dr. Ma] Uh, you need
consent from everyone who was in the OR
to watch the video.
The PAs, the surgeon, even the
anesthesiologist needs to sign off.
In other words, it's next to impossible
for a patient to watch the video.
But I'm relatively certain
Dr. Mun Yeong-jong would show it to you.
Of course! Definitely!
Now I can say that I know
how a patient feels.
Hey, now don't you start being crazy.
Doctors are always doctors,
even when they're sick.
Is that what you really think?
What do you want, Snake Su-jeong?
What are you doing here?
Thanks for checking in on me.
[mischievous music playing]
Uh. What's happening?
They must have gotten together.
[gasps]
[Dr. Bae] Really?
[breathing shakily]
D.N.
[Dr. Bae] Whoa, whoa, whoa! What
[Dr. Mun inhales sharply] Well, it's…
[sighs] I gotta tell you…
That could be difficult.
But, please, Doctor,
why can't you just show it to me?
Well, look. If I give you my consent
just because you're a fellow doctor,
it wouldn't be fair to the other patients.
Doctor, come on, it's me, Dae-il.
Is it about trust?
Is it something you're hiding from me?
Hey.
You shouldn't go around
making accusations like this.
Did you die in there? Huh?
Do you suspect malpractice?
But then why are you hiding the surgery?
The procedure went fine.
My god, it was just a quick surgery.
Then why won't you show me the video?
I mean, what's the issue?
- I think you're hiding something from me.
- Listen…
I went golfing with a friend
before the surgery.
And I…
Won the round. So…
Who did you go with?
Our friend the drug peddler.
He was discharged.
He was making the rounds with the guys
to celebrate his recovery.
But did you…
Yeah, I had a drink.
Then two drinks.
- Okay, so…
- Then three drinks.
You weren't handling the surgery?
Who did the operation then?
Are you crazy?
Do we need to start breathalyzing
doctors in the OR now?
For the love of God,
how dare you speak to me like that!
What, you think you're in charge of my OR?
Are you the one doing the surgery?
No, you're not.
Then why are you wasting my time
with this stunt you're pulling?
- Get out of the way! Move!
- I can't do that.
I can't let you in there like this.
What if I make you?
Jesus Christ! Fine.
We can just all get contaminated.
Take a shot!
Take it! Hit a girl!
Please tell me you're kidding.
What moron would do that?
[Dr. Jo] I apologize.
Look, Director, this broad is crazy.
I told you, if you showed up
impaired to an operation,
I would call a disciplinary hearing.
Did I or did I not?
[scoffs] If you do that,
there won't be anyone here to operate.
- Come on.
- We would have plenty.
What's more, they aren't insane drunks.
[scoffs]
I heard you like touching nurse's butts
while you operate,
pretending you didn't mean to.
Well, that's just an old tradition I got.
It's just something to bring good luck.
Good luck? Jesus!
That's not something a doctor would say.
Watch your mouth!
Dr. Jo Won-jin, if you want to
file a complaint with the hospital,
document your case in writing
and send it in.
It's not your place to start a fight.
Get back to the OR right now.
[scoffs] Man, someone like her has no idea
the burden of the scalpel in your hands.
Thousands of people whose whole existence
relies entirely on these hands.
Talking is not the answer here.
What?
Says you.
This tradition and burden,
do you hear yourself?
Mun Yeong-jong.
I've been a scalpel jockey
since the days you were still in training.
Do you think you are talking to some
battered, used-up troglodyte?
Get a hold of the ethics committee.
Fine then. Do it. Oh, you go ahead.
[groans]
How many surgeries
are on my board for today?
And also, how many surgeons
are ready in GS?
All right then,
put her in number four, please.
[slams down phone]
Okay, so…
- Okay, so…
- Tell me.
Who did the surgery?
[intense music plays]
I'm Gye Su-jeong.
Get ready, and let's begin the surgery.
[Dr. Mun] I will give consent for you
to view the OR footage,
since, on paper, I'm the primary surgeon.
Look, I'm trying to stop
a disciplinary hearing
from being called
with Magnolia, all right?
So maybe you should let this slide too.
Hold on…
What's going on here?
Oh, that day the ER Violence
Control Protocol was activated as a drill.
You're seeing when the siren went off.
I think they were just a bit surprised.
Right here. Can you zoom in here?
They blocked that control.
We can't get closer.
- They blocked that control?
- That's right.
The doctors, when they had it configured,
put the camera there
to catch the widest angle possible
and disabled the zoom function.
[shouts]
I swear to…
Those crazy sons of bitches!
[intense music continues]
The fried chicken at this place is killer!
Ah, so this is where our Su-jeong
is working nowadays?
I guess it's really been a while.
[Eung-go] I'm very proud of her,
I must say.
I was worried she might be
too broken to function.
Here we are. Hello, Doctor, how are you?
- Hey there.
- Is Dr. Gye Su-jeong here right now?
Ah! You're her director and family,
aren't you?
Oh! Oh, my! Well, Dr. Gye
must have told you about who I am.
Oh, Dr. Gye, not so much.
Ah, but he did!
- Hey! Our intern doctor. Good to see you.
- Hello. How are you?
Uh, the dinner, would you also
like me to come? Can I join as well?
Of course, come along.
We always plan for another two guests
to attend our agency dinners.
Oh, so it's an agency dinner?
So, does two guests mean…
- Are you asking that I
- Hello, Ms. Jang.
Um, I'm Dr. Jo Won-jin.
I didn't expect to tag along
for your dinner tonight.
Ah, okay. So not invited, got it.
We're not doing anything fancy.
Just some beer and chicken like usual.
Just our thanks for the politeness
you've shown while working with Dr. Gye.
Oh, is she busy right now?
I don't see her anywhere.
She was just doing
a burn dressing earlier, on that side.
Wait, isn't that Dr. Na Dae-il?
What's he doing?
I chose the right day
to do this company dinner.
Hey, Dr. Na, hold on. What's going on?
This is the ER
Where the hell is Gye Su-jeong?
Whoa, what kind of language is that?
- Where is she, your teacher? Huh?
- Whoa!
[Dr. Gye] I never taught that kid.
No matter how well I might've
stitched you up earlier,
- you should be resting right now.
- What are you doing?
- Whoa! What the hell?
- [Ms. Jang] Hey!
Keep that up and you'll end up
seeing your own organs.
What did you pull in that surgery?
Don't worry, it's not like it hurts.
Or that anybody else
would ever know it was there,
or that you would know
it was there, right?
Don't tell me
you did that?
It'll be gone in a week,
so why are you crying?
I'm sorry, what?
I don't think you'll get to
experience the same miracle
where ten years down the road
it hasn't healed a bit.
Ah.
Well, let's say that happened.
How would you know
if I did carve my initials inside you?
[intense music plays]
Gye Su-jeong, you little…
- Damn it!
- [both straining]
Gye Su-jeong!
[Dr. Park] Watch out!
- [yelps]
- [Dr. Jo] Yes, hello?
This is the ER at Guseo University
Medical Center, please come quick!
Dr. Gye, wait!
[gasping]
- [Dr. Park] Dr. Gye! What the
- [groaning]
Dr. Gye, you're bleeding.
We've got to stop it!
You have be able to do surgeries!
Stop it. It's not my hand, don't worry.
Oh, yeah? Then your hand will be up next.
[screaming] Hey!
You there, nut job!
You just screwed with
the star of my brand new agency
and our highest earning cash cow!
Ms. Jang, what are you doing?
The police are on their way.
She's the one getting food on our table,
do you understand?
The one that's buying beer and chicken
at our dinner tonight!
Wait, really?
Okay, to hell with all this. Looks like
I have to come teach you a lesson!
What are you saying, you old witch?
- [Dr. park] Oh, no!
- Ah!
[Dr. Park] Oh, shit! My God!
- [funky music plays]
- [Ms. Jang shouting]
Oh! Oh!
- [grunts]
- Oh!
[screaming]
- [metallic ping]
- [gasps]
Don't move big guy.
You feel a pinch in your neck, right?
Think I was only out there saving lives
when I was up in North Korea?
Do you think, while keeping my folks fed,
that healing was all I did?
No one will ever know…
- Are you okay?
- …why you became a bumbling vegetable.
- I really need to say something to you.
- Well?
You wanna see what that's like?
Looks like you're totally screwed.
I refuse to take that patient.
That would-be killer. Okay?
You know I don't turn patients down here,
but that one has to be transferred
no matter what, okay?
- How could a doctor do that?
- Are you okay?
I don't understand how Dr. Na Dae-il
could do such a brutal, reckless thing.
[Dr. Park] Oh, Dr. Gye, the blood.
[Dr. Bae] Damn, Dr. Park, are you okay?
You planned all this, didn't you?
[Dr. Bae] What is this supposed to be?
Omelet rice? Ketchup?
What the hell is going on over there?
Gye Su-jeong is whispering
something to him.
[Dr. Bae] Guess no one knew
she was crazy, huh?
Gye Su-jeong!
- [Dr. Ma] Good lord!
- [Dr. Bae] Hey, Gye Su-jeong is hurt.
- [Dr. Ma] What?
- [Dr. Bae] Her arm was cut open.
Oh, she's bleeding.
- Looks like it needs stitches.
- Get her into trauma.
Dr. Gye Su-jeong causes trouble
regardless of the floor she's on.
Looks like the time…
Truly has come to terminate the contract.
- [phone vibrates]
- I would take a peek at that.
I told you you'd get a notice
slapped on you, didn't I?
Shall they come seize your property now?
[Dr. Kim sighs] Just the skin, simple.
Yeah, right? Nice and easy.
- One simple suture.
- So, um, who's going to…
If you need stitches in your arm ♪
The answer's clearly Tae-gyeong ♪
Everyone seems pretty excited around here.
It's not fair if you do it. Not alone.
I was hoping I'd also be able
to stitch up Gye's arm.
- Why? What?
- Why?
'Cause I've gone through a lot
'cause of Dr. Gye,
so I guess I've been planning on
making it hurt a little.
Oh, so I'm not the only one here
that was thinking that?
I'm overcome with a strange desire
to put some stitches
This is actually really mean, you guys.
Seriously.
Dr. Gye's arm isn't made of iron.
Just look at it, it's a human arm.
I'm the reason you got hurt, so should I
Winner gets to do the stitches.
Rock, paper, scissors! Go!
[Dr. Gye] Stop!
I want…
You to suture me.
You're asking that I do it?
- That's not
- Dr. Gye, that seems very bold and risky.
I mean, really, are you sure?
I'm genuinely worried about you
for the first time, Dr. Gye.
Plus it could actually
aggravate your wound.
I'll stitch her up then.
[all] No!
- Then, with that…
- Rock, paper, scissors!
- I didn't lose.
- Darn it!
[Dr. Gye] Will you get out!
Is there any pain?
Are you doing all right there, Doctor?
Shut up and I'll be all right
when you're done.
Oh.
- [sighs]
- [chuckles]
It's all good.
Starting is half the battle, really.
Somebody will finish the other half
of those sutures, I suppose.
You know the next rotation, right?
It's soon isn't it?
Huh? Huh? God, I'm so anxious right now.
Good lord, that arm
is still attached to somebody.
Look, little doctor, it's still
not too late for you to change to
- traditional Korean medicine and explore…
- Let's go.
- But he's got the face of traditional
- Let's go!
Why do you always do this?
Oh, my God!
SURGERY PERSONNEL CHANGES
[Dr. Kim] "Na Dae-il.
Suspension from position and dismissal."
Oh, gosh, Dr. Na Dae-il.
Oh, God, why'd you have to do that?
- I heard he's getting arrested.
- Seriously?
- [knock on door]
- [groans]
Hey!
- Oh!
- Mr. Kwon!
- Look at you! Oh, thank you, thank you.
- Here you go.
How have you been feeling?
Sorry, a major incident occurred here,
so I couldn't check in with you.
I appreciate your consideration.
Now I'm feeling all ready to play.
I got the papers you sent
for the new drug. I read through them.
- Are you ready to go?
- Uh…
You know what happened
with Dr. Na Dae-il recently?
Can I ask, why'd he do it?
I just figured you'd know, that's all.
- Uh…
- You know?
Oh, well, how would I know? [Chuckles]
I was shocked by
the news as well, of course.
- Oh.
- Really?
I mean, after the surgery,
did anything in particular…
- Hello, Doctors!
- Oh, hey!
What are you doing?
Why are you wiping the desk?
There we go. See you later. See you later.
What… What did you just leave over there?
Dr. Do, um…
I think you'll want to see this.
APPOINTMEN
GENERAL SURGERY LOCUM, DR. GYE SU-JEONG
[Dr. Bae] Oh, man.
Dr. Gye Su-jeong! Here! Here, here.
They just got this ready,
so I picked it up for you.
Come on, don't you want to put it on?
[Dr. Park] I can take that.
[Ms. Jang] This is the story
of a lone wolf.
[Dr. Na] To think the esteemed Director Bu
would come all this way in person.
You sued me for aggravated assault
and disorderly conduct,
so I figured that would've
been enough for you.
But it doesn't appear that's the case.
Ms. Jang recently sent along
a certain picture.
She wanted to negotiate.
Thanks to your handiwork,
I had to reinstate Dr. Gye's position
in general surgery again.
[Ms. Jang] A solitary figure
who emerged from the dark
in the era of the mafia in white,
an age in which the practice of medicine
is driven by money and power.
She belongs to no group.
Do you want to know why I did what I did?
Not really.
I actually don't care. I really don't.
Though, I will say I was quite surprised.
How is it that, through all these years,
that wound still remained
as clear as it did?
My, isn't the human body marvelous?
A doctor cannot afford to capitulate
to boredom, drop their guard.
I've realized that being a doctor means
learning through your patients' bodies
to get a deeper understanding,
not seek your own enjoyment in the act.
[sighs]
You really think I hadn't predicted
he'd keep quiet on what I did?
This is my first offense.
And I was mentally and physically
impaired due to stress.
Understand what I am.
I'm a doctor, a military doctor, and I
served our country for 20 long years.
The people and the law tend to…
Go buck-wild for that sort of story.
Dae-il, you…
Will not see light again.
And, yes, you're right,
you'll be in prison for, at most, a year.
And once you're out, by maybe three years
you'll be cleared with the board too,
and you can practice yet again.
Listen to me carefully.
I will do whatever it takes,
with the power that I hold,
with my license on the line,
to have your license
rescinded for eternity.
Because of you,
I had to go against my senses and let
the most dangerous doctor in.
[Ms. Jang] The woman here
flies in the face of authority
and refuses to be bound to anyone.
Dr. Jo.
Dr. Gye Su-jeong wouldn't have
done that, right?
Ask her yourself.
I don't think she would have done
something that twisted.
You're going to pay sorely
and ruinously for that, Dae-il.
Well, Director, perhaps
you'll be the first one to break down.
The next person
coming to visit after you is…
My new lawyer that Magnolia
brought on for my case.
I'm Mun Jeong-ho.
[Dr. Na] You'll need one too.
I think the person who will actually
bring you and your hospital to its knees
is Gye Su-jeong,
who's in the OR right now.
[Ms. Jang] The weapons in her arsenal
are her medical license
and the surgical skills
she sharpened from bare metal.
Then why are you asking me?
How could I ask her that?
Good lord.
I'm looking forward to watching
how far Gye Su-jeong is gonna take this,
and how long you're able to last.
How many more hits can you take?
PATHOLOGY REPOR
MR. NA DAE-IL
[Dr. Na breathing shakily, whispers]
Get out.
You planned all this, didn't you?
You'll have your test results next week.
I can't wait to see them.
Don't worry. I never fail.
So, don't be scared, Na Dae-il.
PATHOLOGY REPOR
RESULTS: BENIGN TUMOR,
NO ABNORMAL FINDINGS
[breathing shakily]
- [crying, chuckling]
- [Mr. Mun] Please, don't.
[Dr. Gye] Listen carefully.
In every hospital, anywhere in Korea,
that woman has a million eyes and ears.
From this day forward,
if you ever get sick or injured,
I will be the one handling your surgery.
No matter which hospital you go to,
or who treats you there,
I will be the one who cuts into you
and stitches you shut.
I'll throw a circus in there
until you're in shreds.
Just so you know.
I have no hesitation in doing so.
Hey! Hey, Gye Su-jeong!
[sobbing] Oh, God! Shit!
Gye Su-jeong!
I mean…
It's not like I went out
and killed anyone, right?
Like, I wasn't out there doing
or dealing drugs or…
Or getting hammered ahead of surgery,
so, why? Why?
Why is this happening to me?
Huh?
What did I… What did I do?
What did I…
What did I even do wrong, tell me!
[theme music playing]
[Dr. Park] How could I ask her that?
I'm just afraid she might say,
"I did carve something into him."
[Ms. Jang] Gye Su-jeong, general surgeon.
Also known as…
Doctor X.
DOCTOR X: MAFIA IN WHITE
[Mayor Im]
There's a surgery we need you to do.
We want a bullet taken out. Out of here.
- [Dr. Do] If she fails though…
- The consequences won't be borne by us.
They'll rest on the shoulders
of Dr. Gye and Ms. Jang.
Who's gonna do it? Are you gonna do it?
Me! I'll perform the surgery.
He wanted them to see you volunteer,
so they could have someone to blame.
[Dr. Gye] Failure's a possibility.
If we fail, you will die.
Are you happy the way you are, though?
Living like this, barely existing?
What on earth happened that day?